1. The story of Holly and Ivy

2. Ivy
Holly
Teacher
Mr.
Jones
Mrs.
Peter
Abrakadabra
Works in a shop
Is alone in town
Is late for the train
Gives the doll to Ivy
Wants to buy a Christmas tree
Gives a gift of a pencil box
Goes to visit a sister

3. Ivy
Holly
Teacher
Mr.
Jones
Mrs.J
ones
Peter
Abrakadabra
Wishes for a child
Buys a balloon
Gives the key to Peter
Closes the shop
Attacks the boy
Is going home for breakfast
Is not kind to the doll

4. Ivy
Holly
Teacher
Mr.
Jones
Mrs.
Peter
Abrakadabra
Takes Ivy home
Is going to love Holly
Is wishing for something
Thinks Christmas is a waste of money
Can’t take the girl for Christmas
Wishes for a Grandmother
Is very happy

5. The Story of Holly and Ivy is a 1958 children’s book written by Rumer Godden . The story is a typical Christmas story about wishing for love in Ivy, a young orphaned girl, and Holly, a Christmas doll.

6. The names in this story have a very special meaning
The names in this story have a very special meaning. This is ivy, commonly used for Christmas decorations.

7. Holly is another popular plant associated with Christmas

8. Toys Humans Ivy – A six-year-old girl who lives in an orphanage.
Characters
Humans
Ivy – A six-year-old girl who lives in an orphanage.
Peter – An older boy who has a part-time job at a toy store in Appleton.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones – A middle-aged police officer and his wife who have no children.
Mr. Blossom – The owner of the toy store where Peter works.
Miss Shepherd – The head of the orphanage where Ivy lives.
Toys
Holly – A beautifully dressed Christmas doll who longs for a little girl to belong to.
Abracadabra – A malevolent stuffed owl.

9. St. Agnes orphanage closed for Christmas, and all the children except Ivy were taken to various family homes for the holiday.
Miss Shepherd, the head of the home, cannot take Ivy home with her, so she decides to send her to an infants' orphanage on a train.
Ivy suggests that she could go to her grandmother in Appleton. It is strange, because she has no grandmother but wishes she could have one.

10. Ivy is on a train. She gets off by mistake and walks about the town, where she knows no one, enjoying the Christmas eve in the town and looking for her grandmother.

11. A beautiful new Christmas doll named Holly is standing in the display window of Mr. Blossom's toy shop, wishing for a little girl to come and take her home. The toy owl next to her, Abracadabra, is unkind to Holly. It says no one will buy her and they will put her in the back room till next Christmas.

12. Mrs. Jones lives near the toy shop
Mrs. Jones lives near the toy shop. Her husband says that it is a waste of money to buy a Christmas tree because they have no children to enjoy it. But Mrs. Jones buys a Christmas tree and decorates it.

13. After a busy afternoon of Christmas sales, Mr
After a busy afternoon of Christmas sales, Mr. Blossom's toy shop finally closes. Nobody buys Holly or Abracadabra. Mr. Blossom is tired from a long day's work; so he asks Peter to lock up the shop for him. He tells him that he can pick a toy for himself as a bonus. Peter locks up the shop, but the key falls out of a hole in his pocket and onto the snow.

14. Ivy is walking past the toy store when Holly catches her eye
Ivy is walking past the toy store when Holly catches her eye. The doll is exactly what she wanted, but she is outside, and the shop is locked. She wishes to have the doll, and Holly wishes to have the girl (Ivy).Ivy finds the key that Peter dropped, and decides to keep it. Night falls, and she sleeps in a nearby alley.

15. The next morning, she returns to the toy shop to look at Holly and gives the key back to Peter. Officer Jones quickly realizes that Ivy is on her own, and decides to take her home for breakfast.

16. Ivy saved Peter’s job, so he decides to use his bonus to select a present for her, and chooses Holly. Abracadabra, angry that Holly's wish is coming true, attacks Peter and falls in the trash bin.

17. At the Jones's house, Ivy realizes that they have a beautiful Christmas tree and no children. It means that she has found her Grandmother. Soon Peter brings a beautiful box, which contains Holly. Everyone's wishes come true: Ivy has a family and a Christmas doll. Holly has a little girl. And Mrs. Jones has a child. They adopt Ivy.

18. AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU!
Now you know that a wish can change everything – if you know when to make it.
Christmas is the time: don’t lose your chance.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU!